Ordinary people's rice bowl

Chapter 93
When Yang Qinglin returned home, he told his wife about the discussion with his daughter about building a house. The wife immediately said, "The things we have experienced in this life let us understand, what do people want to live? Isn't it just to have a comfortable nest, to be safe, Are you alive and healthy? Our girl has not enjoyed a few days of happiness since she got married, and she is so pitiful, she has no time to build a house, so who cares if we don’t worry about it?”

"What you said is reasonable. You should discuss it with our daughter-in-law. From now on, you should take care of the child at home. I have helped my daughter build the house these days, and it has saved our family a lot of trouble." Yang Qinglin thought For the daughter-in-law, the wife should be the one to talk, after all, women have something to say.

"Don't worry about this, our daughter-in-law here is a reasonable and sensible person, since she came into our house, she doesn't depend on you for anything!" His wife's words made Yang Qinglin feel that his daughter-in-law is really hard to find in the world. The son is not at home, and she takes care of the outside of the house in such a way that the whole village envies.

Early the next morning, Yang Qinglin walked to the pier by the river. The pier was less than a mile away from Yangliu Village. After passing through a paddy field, he went up the embankment and saw an open field on the second beach under the embankment. There is about two or three acres of land, which is called the pier in the village. There is a protruding part on the bank of the open river, and there is a platform slightly higher than the second beach. A small crane is parked on the platform to pull sand or sand. When the stone boat docks there, the crane can unload the sand or stones on the open land and pile them up into small hills.Although the wharf is very simple, most of the sand and stone used to build houses in these ten miles and eight townships come from this small wharf.It is said that this small pier has increased the income of Yangliu Village a lot every year.

Yang Qinglin walked straight down the driveway leading to the pier. Since it was too early, there was no one on the pier. He paced around the pier, only to see a middle-aged man coming down from the embankment. Yuan shouted at him: "Isn't that Uncle Yang? You came to the pier so early and you want to build a house?"

Hearing the shout, Yang Qinglin followed the prestige and found that Bao Er, who was driving the crane, came down here, and he was running downhill while waving his hands.

"What's the matter, I can't come here to have a look if I don't build a house?" Yang Qinglin replied rudely.

"Yes, yes, of course." Bao Er said that he had already stood in front of Yang Qinglin, handed over a cigarette, and lit a match with a "squeak", Yang Qinglin took a puff of the cigarette and smiled Said: "That's about the same!"

"What's the price of sand this year?" Yang Qinglin asked with a puff of smoke.

"Hey, Uncle Yang, you don't know. This year has increased by at least one-third compared to last year. There is no way. Now that there are many houses built, this is the price. Now the goods that are shipped in are immediately demanded. Basically, There is nothing left, unlike when you built a house last year, when the boat was parked on the pier for three days, you may not be able to find the goods you want, but now you have to wait for the boat to arrive, and you have to book in advance." Finished speaking Pointing to the sand dunes on the pier, he continued, "Look at this pile of sand. They ordered it three days in advance. They will come and take it away in a while. I'm afraid I might miss their car, so I came here early." , or I will have to sleep in again!"

"I also want to order a boat of sand and a boat of stones, how many days will it take to arrive?" Yang Qinglin didn't expect the sand and stones to be so popular, and they had to be ordered in advance.

"If you want it, after all, we are a village, we can take care of it first, and it takes two or three days. Now, a boat of sand is a day, and a boat of stones the next day. If you need it urgently, the sand from the day after tomorrow will be given to you first!" Bao Bao The second tone was a little vague.

"Don't think that I built a house last year, and I came here to joke with you. I will order a boat of sand and a boat of stones according to the time you said. The sooner the better, I will send them to Xiaowangzhuang." Yang Qinglin said solemnly .

"If you want it for someone else, then wait a few more days!" Bao Er said tentatively.

"What? What did you ask me to wait for? There was no outsider when I sent it to Xiaowangzhuang. I helped my daughter's house to enter. He will start construction in a few days, so I came to you in the early morning. Otherwise, I wouldn't be in such a hurry." Yang Qinglin said Bao Er didn't dare to neglect these words. Uncle Yang's daughter, Xiuhua, was two years older than him, and she helped him a lot when she was a child. Now, this sister's family has gravel, so she naturally enjoys the treatment of the same village.

"Well, don't worry, if you say it will be delivered in a few days, we will deliver it in a few days, then make sure it will be delivered to Xiaowangzhuang the day after tomorrow, and you can just wait for our gravel delivery car at the village!" Bao Er's very affirmative tone reassured Yang Qinglin up.

After leaving the pier, Yang Qinglin went to find the house of Yang Zaixing, the foreman who built him a house last year. Yang Zaixing was not at home. He heard from his wife that he got up and left before dawn these days. I went to build a house, and I can only come back every night when it gets dark.Yang Qinglin sighed, feeling that this material is better prepared, but this person is not easy to find, he suddenly became anxious.

Yang Qinglin left Yang Zaixing's house, and it was already time for breakfast. As he walked, he wondered: "Where can I find the construction team? If you can't find the construction team foreman within two days, it will be zero, and all other materials will be dead." , only people are alive, hmph! Can this big living person be suffocated by urine?"

When Yang Qinglin came home, his daughter-in-law was dressing the child, and his wife was serving dinner in the kitchen. Seeing Yang Qinglin who had come back, he greeted him, "I went out early in the morning and just came back now. Where did I go shopping for so long?"

"How can I go shopping? I went to the pier, looked at the sand and stones, and then went to Yang Zaixing's house to contact the people who built the house. It turned out that the materials were ready, and it was hard to find a living person!" Yang Qinglin responded helplessly.

"You only think about building houses in our village. There must be ones in neighboring villages. Why don't you inquire about them?" the old companion said.

After being reminded by his wife, Yang Qinglin suddenly thought of coming to the factory in Gaozhuang across the river. When he built his house last year, when he went there to order gray boards, the boss reminded him that if he could not find a house builder, he could contact him. He can help find it, Yang Qinglin thought of this, said something casually, but his wife didn't hear clearly, and asked: "What are you mumbling about? Hurry up and eat, what do you want to do after eating?"

Yang Qinglin didn't respond, so he sat at the front of the chopping board and picked up the rice bowl. He almost grabbed the rice and pulled the rice into his mouth. Then he wiped his mouth and rode out the door without saying a word.

Although it is only across the river from Yu Parts Factory, to get to the other side of the river, you have to go around the bridge five miles away from the village. In this way, you have to walk at least ten miles more. At that time, Boss Yu here was busy loading goods. Seeing Yang Qinglin coming, Boss Yu thought he was here to order, so he approached him and said, "Brother, what do you want to order?"

"Do you remember me? My house is on the other side of the river. When I ordered here last year, you told me that you knew a lot of foremen who built houses. Now I want to build another house. Do you know if there are any foremen available?" Yang Qinglin said Handed Boss Yu a cigarette.

"You are right in looking for me. Many of the people who come to me are foremen. Let me ask for you." After Boss Yu finished speaking, he shouted to the middle-aged man who was watching the loading of the truck in front of the tractor: "Old Guan, After you finished building the current house, have you taken over work from below?"

The middle-aged man turned his head, looked at Yang Qinglin who was standing in front of the boss, and said, "There are two people looking for me, because the road is too far away, I am debating whether to go or not?"

"You see there are people looking for someone here, do you think it's suitable?" Boss Yu interjected.

"Which village?" Lao Guan asked.

"Xiaowangzhuang, it's not too far from here." Yang Qinglin replied.

"Okay, this one is closer to us, so I'll take it, and I'll push the other two later." Lao Guan readily agreed.

Hearing Lao Guan's agreement, Yang Qinglin regained his energy immediately, stepped forward quickly, and handed him a cigarette.

"Make an appointment on a rough date, and I will meet you when the time comes." Yang Qinglin was afraid of changing his mind, so he said that he had set a date.

"Not counting today, four days later, we will meet at the village of Xiaowangzhuang. Please leave me your name. If you don't see you by then, feel free to ask!" Lao Guan took out a small notebook from his pocket, Yang Qinglin noticed that there were many small characters densely written on it, and Yang Qinglin couldn't read a few of them, but he just felt that this old Guan was much more knowledgeable than himself.

"Mu Zhen, when you go to Xiaowangzhuang School, just ask Mu Zhen's house, and I will wait for you there." Lao Guan took out a ballpoint pen, wrote down the words "Xiaowangzhuang Muzhen four days later", and then wrote down A few words were heavily drawn in a circle.

"What about the price?" Yang Qinglin asked a little worriedly.

"As we go, the price is expected to increase this year. Our wages will remain the same as last year's price, and we can talk about it when we meet." Lao Guan's response reassured Yang Qinglin.

Yang Qinglin, who came back from the parts factory by bicycle, felt relieved. In his opinion, the appointment of the foreman to build the house meant that the house was close at hand.

(End of this chapter)